Compounds of the oxazine series



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Patented Sept. 27, 1932 UNITED STATES; PATENT OFFICE WERNER. SCHULEMANN, or vonwmxnn, NEAR ELZBERFELD, FRITZ MIE'r'zscH, or

nrnnnrnrn, GERMANY, m) AUGUST WINGLER, or WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, AS- srenoasmo WINTHROPGHEMIGAL COMPANY, me, or NEW YORK, 1v. 2., A con- IPORATION OF NEW YORK COMPOUNDS on THE JOXAZIIIQE snares No Drawing. Application filed November 15, 1929, Serial No. 407,558, and in Germany September 11, 1924.

The present invention relatesto new com pounds of the oxazine serles, more P3111310 ularly it relates to oxazine compounds, being at least once Substituted in the benzene nucle by a substituent of the general formula:

wherein'm stands for hydrogen, or, for example, an alkyl group, an aminoalkyl group, or substituted aminoalkyl group, such as a mono-alkylaminoalkyl group or dialkylaminoalkyl group, R stands for an alkylene resan amino derivative of an oxazine may be caused to be acted upon by an aminoalkyl halide having the general formula;

wherein y represents a halogen atom, R an alkyleneresiduethe hydrogen atoms of which may be replaced by a monovalent-substituent, such as the hydroxy group, R and R stand for hydrogen or alkyl groups which may be substituted, for example, by amino groups.

Instead of the aminoalkyl halide one may use in this process the salt of an aminoalkyl halide with an inorganic acid of a substitution product of the aminoalkyl halide, such as the bromoethylphthalimide. In the last case phthalic acid'is to be split off subse- The manufacture of ournew compounds can be furthermore effected by converting such amino compounds as are suitable intermediate products for the manufacture of amino derivatives of the oirazine into aminoalkylamino derivatives and subsequently transforming the latter into the corresponding oxazine compounds according to known methods. We are aware of the fact that several other methods for preparing our new compoundsare obvious which, however, we

. do not mention specifically.

' The new oxazine derivatives are generally blue products of a low melting point they are generally sparingly soluble in water and soluble in organic solvents; they yield, with inorganic acids, water soluble salts and are pharmaceutically valuable products.

The following examples illustrate our invention, without restricting it thereto:

Example 1 meta hydroxy- N diethylaminoethyl-methyl) -aminobenzene is prepared from metahydro'xy-Nmethyl-aminobenzene and diethylaminoethylchloride in benzene and forms, at normal temperature, a viscous, highly refractive colorless oil, boiling at 156.5-157.5 C. under a pressure of 1 mm.

For the production of the dyestufi' of the above formula 22.2 parts by weight of this base" are heated to boilingin parts by weight of glacial acetic acid, 10 parts of waterand 20.parts byweight of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The boiling mixture is well stirred and 28 parts by weight of the hydrochloride of para-nitroso-dimethylaniline are gradually introduced, the reaction being completed by furtherheating for some time. The mixture is then diluted with water and on the addition of zinc chloride solution the crystalline zinc double salt is precipitated. The sameis freed from by-products by redissolving and fractionally precipitating with zinc chloride solution. After the elimination of the zinc by means of sodium carbonate solution and subsequent drying in vacuo, a bronze colored powder is obtained which rapidly dissolves in water with a pure blue coloration.

. Example 2 H CH:

l J I l r CHI om-om-monam 22.2 parts by weight of meta-hydroxy-N- (diethylaminoethyl) -aminobenzene, being an oil boiling at 156157 C. under a pressure of 1 mm. and being obtainable from metaaminophenol and diethylaminoethylchloride, are mixed with 50 parts by Weight of glacial acetic acid in 10 parts by weight of water and 20 parts by weight of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The mixture is heated to boiling, 28 parts by weight of para-nitrosodimethylaniline hydrochloride are added and heatingis continued for some hours. The mixture is diluted with water and the dyestuff is precipitated with a zinc chloride solution. The zinc chloride double salt thusobtained is redissolved and freed from zinc by means of sodium carbonate. The hydrochloric acid salt is a bronze-like powder soluble in water with a blue coloration.

Eaaavmgole 3 Meta hydroxy N (diethylamino ethylethyl) -aminobenzene is prepared by heating meta-hydroxy-N-ethylaminobenzene and (ii ethylaminoethylchloride in benzene. The new base is obtained in the form of viscous oil having a boiling point of 160 C. under a pressure of 1 mm. which after some time solidifies to a crystalline mass.

Alpha-N- (diethylaminoethyl ethyl) aminonaphthalene is prepared by heating alpha- N-ethylaminonaphthalene and diethylaminoethylchloride in benzene. The new base is obtained in the form of a thinly liquid oil of a boiling point of 17 3-176 C. under a pressure of 1 mm. T

17.7 grams of meta-hydroxy-N-(diethylaminoethyl ethyl) aminobenzene are dis solved in 22.5 ccm. of 10I-I-hydrochloric acid and 5.25 grams of sodium nitrite in concentrated aqueous solution are added. A strongly yellow-colored concentrated solution of the nitroso-compound is obtained. This solution is slowly added, drop by drop, to a boiling solution of 13.5 grams of alpha-N-(diethylaminoethyl ethyl) aminonaphth-alene in 30 grams of glacial acetic acid and 5 grams of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The mixture is boiled for hour. The dyestufl is isolated by salting out with sodium nitrate, and is purified by redissolving in water and precipitating by the addition of sodium nitrate.

This application is a continuation in part of our application Ser. No. 52,228, filed August 24, 1925 (U. S. Patent No. 1,7 66,403).

We claim:

1. As new products, the oxazine compounds of the probable general formula:

being a bronze colored powder, soluble in water with a blue coloration.

3. As new products, the oxazine compounds of the probable general formula:

wherein X stands forhydrogen or alkyl, X for alkyl, X for methyl or the radical CH -CH N (0 1-1 and the Ys represent hydrogen atoms or jointly stand for the grouping said compounds being soluble in water.

4. As a new product, the oxazine compound of the probable formula:

being a bronze-like powder, soluble in water with a blue coloration.

5. As a new product, the oxazine compound of the probable formula:

being soluble in water with a blue coloration.

6. As new products, the oxazine compounds of the probable general formula:

Hal

wherein X stands for hydrogen or alkyl, X stands for alkyl, X for methyl or the diethylamino ethyl group, and the Ys represent hydrogen atoms or jointly stand for the grouping said compounds being soluble in water.

In testimony whereof, we hereunto set our hands and aflix our seals.

WERNER SCHULEMANN. [L. 8.] FRITZ MIETZSGH. AUGUST WINGLER. 

